If your hotel room does not have a safe deposit box, do secure your valuables in the safe deposit box at the front desk

If you are leaving an expensive item in the main hotel safe, get a signed receipt

If you are leaving your hotel room for a short while, e.g. for dinner, leave the room lights and TV on and put up the DO NOT DISTURB sign on your door

Women Travelling Alone

Avoid becoming a prime target for thieves. Leave your expensive and fanciful jewellery or valuables at home. When travelling alone, you want to remain as inconspicuous as possible

For your luggage, bring only as much as you can carry comfortably. Having a luggage on wheels helps

Be vigilant at airport check-ins and at train and bus stations. Always keep your luggage in front of you where you can see it at all times

If you are carrying a laptop, send it through x-ray security check only when the person before you has cleared the checks and you are ready to go through the checks yourself

The ideal travel handbag has an inner zippered compartment and is only big enough to carry a bit of money with few essentials. It should have a long shoulder strap that is thick and not easily cut off. Wear the strap across your body with the purse against the front of your stomach. Keep a hand on your bag at all times

It is a good idea to put on a money belt where you stash your extra cash, credit cards etc under your clothes. If someone tries to mug you, you could avoid harm by giving up your purse immediately

Regardless whether you are married, consider wearing a wedding band. It sends a message that you do not want to be bothered